Kannon
Statue of Kudara Kannon
Wooden statue with metal crown (c.1930)
Made by Niiro Chūnosuke (1868-1954)
This replica statue is a 'living embodiment' of Kannon, a Buddhit saviour deity who offers humans compassion and mercy. Kannon wears a bronze crown and holds a water vase. The statue is carved in a style that came from China and Korea in the AD 600s, soon after Buddhism first arrived in Japan. It became known as the Kudara Kannon at the end of the 1800s, named after the early Korean kingdom of Baekje (Kudara in Japanese). The practice of Buddhism is one vital way in which Japan has been influence by the outside world, in particular, mainland Asia.
[British Museum]
Taken in the British Museum
Kannon
Statue of Kudara Kannon
Wooden statue with metal crown (c.1930)
Made by Niiro Chūnosuke (1868-1954)
This replica statue is a 'living embodiment' of Kannon, a Buddhit saviour deity who offers humans compassion and mercy. Kannon wears a bronze crown and holds a water vase. The statue is carved in a style that came from China and Korea in the AD 600s, soon after Buddhism first arrived in Japan. It became known as the Kudara Kannon at the end of the 1800s, named after the early Korean kingdom of Baekje (Kudara in Japanese). The practice of Buddhism is one vital way in which Japan has been influence by the outside world, in particular, mainland Asia.
[British Museum]
Taken in the British Museum